Glossary of Japanese swords

Diagram showing the parts of a nihontō blade in transliterated Japanese

This is the glossary of Japanese swords, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on Japanese swords. Within definitions, words set in boldface are defined elsewhere in the glossary.

Contents :

A

B

C

Types of sword structures (tsukurikomi) in transliterated Japanese

F

G

H

I

J

K

M

N

O

S

T

U

W

Y

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tsuchiko & Mishina 2002, p. 46
  2. 1 2 Nagayama 1998, p. 84
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kapp, Kapp & Yoshihara 2002, p. 28
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Nagayama 1998, p. 50
  5. 1 2 3 4 Nagayama 1998, p. 86
  6. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 337
  7. 1 2 3 Tsuchiko & Mishina 2002, p. 40
  8. 1 2 Nagayama 1998, p. 12
  9. ↑ Takaiwa et al. 2006, p. 172
  10. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 338
  11. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 18
  12. ↑ Satō & Earle 1983, p. 23
  13. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 116
  14. ↑ Kapp, Kapp & Yoshihara 2002, p. 26
  15. 1 2 3 4 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 22
  16. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 92
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 15
  18. 1 2 3 Nagayama 1998, p. 339
  19. 1 2 Tsuchiko & Mishina 2002, p. 36
  20. 1 2 3 Kapp, Kapp & Yoshihara 2002, p. 32
  21. 1 2 3 Nagayama 1998, p. 53
  22. 1 2 Takaiwa et al. 2006, p. 34
  23. ↑ Satō & Earle 1983, p. 20
  24. ↑ Satō & Earle 1983, p. 28
  25. 1 2 3 Nagayama 1998, p. 108
  26. 1 2 3 Nagayama 1998, p. 49
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nagayama 1998, p. 52
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kapp, Kapp & Yoshihara 2002, p. 20
  29. 1 2 3 4 Nagayama 1998, p. 48
  30. ↑ Tsuchiko & Mishina 2002, p. 39
  31. 1 2 Nagayama 1998, p. 99
  32. 1 2 3 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 198
  33. ↑ Yumoto 1979, p. 48
  34. 1 2 3 4 Nagayama 1998, p. 342
  35. 1 2 3 4 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 18
  36. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 31
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 Nagayama 1998, p. 343
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 199
  39. 1 2 3 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 16
  40. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 72
  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nagayama 1998, p. 344
  42. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 25
  43. ↑ Stone 1999, p. 472
  44. ↑ Stone 1999, p. 473
  45. 1 2 Nagayama 1998, p. 345
  46. ↑ Takaiwa et al. 2006, p. 186
  47. ↑ Yumoto 1979, p. 50
  48. ↑ Stone 1999, p. 559
  49. 1 2 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 200
  50. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 59
  51. ↑ Tsuchiko & Mishina 2002, p. 44
  52. 1 2 3 Satō & Earle 1983, p. 201
  53. ↑ Satō & Earle 1983, p. 43
  54. ↑ Satō & Earle 1983, p. 30
  55. ↑ Nagayama 1998, p. 347
  56. ↑ Stone 1999, p. 678

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